A member of the Proud Boys wearing a t-shirt that reads “death to liberals” stands with other Proud Boys in Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images In 1960, Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated the head of Japan’s Socialist Party. The killing, with a sword, was captured on live…
Taylor Rains/Insider Singapore Airlines sources specially-raised trout from a fish farm in New York to serve in its premium cabins. The airline uses the fish as the main ingredient in some meals served on its Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft. I toured the farm and tried some of the meals and it was the best…
A taskforce set up in March targets Russian individuals and entities. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Europe is proposing a new set of penalties in a bid to target Russian oligarchs and entities. EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said it would make it easier to freeze and seize assets. He wants the EU to…
Elon Musk faces a lawsuit from Twitter after pulling out of a $44 billion takeover deal. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images Kathaleen McCormick will be the judge in Twitter v Elon Musk lawsuit. Columbia Law professor Eric Talley said her record of siding with sellers was bad news for Musk. The Delaware Chancery Court’s focus on optics…
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The Fed’s inflation fight spells the final end of the meme-trading bubble this cycle, an expert said. The CEO of Tradier told Insider that the end result will ultimately be a healthier market. “It creates an amazing opportunity for the expert traders to come in and dominate.” The meme-trading bubble is likely finally…
Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Former Sen. Alan Simpson said the current iteration of the GOP has become a “cult,” per a new book. “We’re not really talking about common sense or even politics anymore in my party,” he said. In Mark Leibovich’s book, Simpson was critical of former President…
The author, Roshawnna Novellus. Courtesy Roshawnna Novellus I bought my house in 2021 when mortgage rates were at historic lows, but I was given a 7.5% rate. Despite my excellent credit score and financial profile, it was even harder to refinance. I was denied twice. I finally went to a brokerage with a more diverse…
Elon Musk / Mark Cuban Getty Images Mark Cuban said Elon Musk once joked about having children to populate Mars. Cuban asked Musk how many children he plans to have, to which Musk replied, “Mars needs people.” Musk often shares his concerns about declining birth rates on Twitter and elsewhere. Elon Musk has long joked…
Someone has completed Elden Ring in two and a half hours without levelling up or taking a single hit. Unlike some no-hit runners that typically zip through the game quickly by avoiding bosses and entire areas, Streamer Ainrun – who’s admittedly something of an expert at completing From Software games without getting hit – completed…
In the early days miniaturization was fashionable, but as smartphones took over, the need for a large screen overrode everything else. That’s how we ended up with tablet-sized behemoths. Remember the Dell Streak from 2010? It was marketed as a “tablet”, even though it had a 5” screen. These days phones with 6.8” displays are…